Fresh cut flower packaging machine

Abstract

The invention relates to a fresh cut flower packaging machine. The fresh cut flower packaging machine comprises a bouquet clamping component and a rack. The bouquet clamping component is installed on the machine frame, the pushing component is arranged at the tail end of the upper portion of the bouquet clamping component, the stalk gathering component, the bundling component and the stalk cutting component are sequentially installed on the portion, below the bouquet clamping component, of the machine frame from top to bottom, and the paper wrapping coaming is installed on the portion, on the front side of the bouquet clamping component, of the machine frame. An opening of the paper wrapping coaming faces the bouquet discharging rod, and paper folding push plates are symmetrically arranged on the two sides of the opening end of the paper wrapping coaming. According to the device, the arranged fresh cut flower bouquets can be automatically wrapped with outer-layer corrugated paper, bundling and stem cutting work is completed, labor is saved, and the problem of flower damage caused by manual packaging is effectively solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of mechanized packaging equipment for fresh cut flowers, and in particular to a fresh cut flower packaging machine. Background Art

[0002] Fresh cut flowers are extremely delicate and perishable products. In the post-harvest circulation process, they need to go through the links of harvesting, sorting, grading, packaging and transportation. In order to reduce the damage during the circulation process, fresh cut flowers need to be packaged to ensure the quality of fresh cut flowers. At present, most of the packaging operations in the post-processing of flowers are manually sorted and graded, and then the fresh cut flowers are neatly arranged into a certain shape, and then wrapped with kraft paper or corrugated paper, followed by bundling, cutting off the branches and other processing steps to complete the packaging of fresh cut flowers. The whole packaging process is relatively complicated. The existing technology that relies on manual packaging is not only time-consuming and labor-intensive, but also requires the packaging proficiency of the operators to be very high. For flower farmers with large planting areas, the labor intensity is high, the packaging efficiency is low, and it is easy to cause flower damage, which limits the circulation speed of fresh cut flowers. Summary of the invention

[0003] In order to solve or partially solve the problems existing in the related art, the present application provides a fresh cut flower packaging machine, which can improve the packaging efficiency of fresh cut flowers and reduce the labor intensity of flower farmers.

[0004] The present application provides a fresh cut flower packaging machine, comprising a bouquet clamping component and a frame 12; the bouquet clamping component is installed on the frame 12, a pushing component 3 is provided at the upper end of the bouquet clamping component, a stem collecting component, a bundling component, and a stem cutting component are installed on the frame 12 below the bouquet clamping component from top to bottom, a paper wrapping plate 10 is installed on the frame 12 in front of the bouquet clamping component, the opening of the paper wrapping plate 10 faces the bouquet discharge rod 1, and paper folding pushing plates 11 are provided on both sides of the opening end.

[0005] The bouquet clamping component always clamps the stalks of the fresh cut flowers and tightens the bouquet to move with the bouquet. The pushing component 3 pushes the bouquet, which has been bundled and the stalks have been cut off by the stem collecting component, the bundling component and the stem cutting component, together with the corrugated paperboard, into the paper wrapping plate 10. In front of the paper wrapping plate 10, the left and right paper folding push plates 11 fold the corrugated paper, and then manually apply hot melt glue to complete the packaging of the fresh cut flower bouquet.

[0006] Optionally, in some schemes, the bouquet clamping component includes a bouquet discharge rod 1 and a bouquet tightening panel 2, the bouquet discharge rod 1 is installed on the frame 12, and bouquet tightening panels 2 are provided on both sides of the bouquet discharge rod 1, and the bouquet tightening panel 2 is movably installed on the frame 12. The bouquet discharge rod 1 always clamps the stalks of fresh cut flowers and moves with the bouquet, which is tightened by the bouquet tightening panel 2.

[0007] Optionally, in some schemes, a turntable 4 is rotatably mounted on the frame 12, and a bouquet clamping component is mounted on the turntable 4 and two bouquet clamping components are symmetrically arranged. When one clamping component clamps the fresh cut flower bouquet for the next process, the other bouquet clamping component is in a position for discharging the fresh cut flower bouquet, which can improve packaging efficiency.

[0008] Optionally, in some schemes, the two bouquet tightening panels 2 are respectively installed on two racks, and the two racks are meshed with a gear with a fixed rotation center. When packaging a bouquet of fresh cut flowers, the operator arranges the bouquet of fresh cut flowers neatly on the bouquet arrangement rod 1, and by driving the rack to move, the two bouquet tightening panels 2 will move toward each other to complete the tightening of the fresh cut flower bouquet. After the bouquet tightening panel 2 clamps the bouquet, the turntable 4 rotates 180 degrees counterclockwise to proceed to the next packaging process to process the stems of the fresh cut flower bouquet and wrap the outer layer of corrugated paper.

[0009] Optionally, in some schemes, the stem gathering component includes a gathering gripper 5, which is installed on a transmission gear, the gear is meshed with a rack, the rack is connected to a gathering cylinder, the gathering cylinder extends the gathering gripper to close the scattered bouquet stems for bundling and cutting, and the gathering cylinder retracts the gathering gripper to open for the next gathering.

[0010] Optionally, in some schemes, the bundling component includes a clamping box body 6, a nail groove group 7 and a strapping box 8. The clamping box body 6 is connected to the strapping cylinder. A strapping box 8 is provided behind the nail groove group 7. During bundling, the strapping cylinder first drives the clamping box body 6 to pull out the strapping tape in the strapping box 8, and then the strapping tape is pressed into the strapping channel when the gathering component gathers the stems. Then, the clamping cylinder extends to drive the clamping box body 6 to drag the strapping tape forward, hitting the nail groove group 7 to press out the staplers in the needle box, and staple the strapping tape together. At the same time, the blade installed on the nail groove group 7 cuts off the strapping tape, thereby completing the bundling of the stems of the fresh cut flower bouquet.

[0011] Optionally, in some embodiments, the stem cutting component includes a stem cutting knife 9, a transmission gear rack, and a stem cutting cylinder. The stem cutting cylinder drives the stem cutting knife 9 through the transmission gear rack to operate, so as to cut off excess stems of the bundled bouquet.

[0012] Optionally, in some schemes, the right side panel of the paper wrapping panel 10 is connected to a driving cylinder, and during operation, the right side panel can move outward to loosen the bouquet of fresh cut flowers in the paper wrapping panel 10, allowing it to leave the paper wrapping panel 10 under the action of gravity.

[0013] The technical solution provided by this application may have the following beneficial effects:

[0014] The bouquet clamping component of the present application always clamps the stalks of the fresh cut flowers and tightens the bouquet to move the bouquet, and the pushing component pushes the bouquet bundled by the stem gathering component, the bundling component and the stem cutting component and the stalks cut off together with the corrugated paperboard into the paper wrapping enclosure, and in front of the paper wrapping enclosure, the left and right paper folding push plates fold the corrugated paper, and then manually apply hot melt glue to complete the packaging of the fresh cut flower bouquet, and the arranged fresh cut flower bouquet can be automatically wrapped with the outer layer of corrugated paper and the bundling and stem cutting work can be completed, which not only saves labor but also effectively avoids the problem of flower damage caused by manual packaging.

[0015] It should be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the present application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present application will become more apparent through a more detailed description of exemplary embodiments of the present application in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein the same reference numerals generally represent the same components in the exemplary embodiments of the present application.

[0017] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of a fresh cut flower packaging machine shown in an embodiment of the present application;

[0018] Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the structure of the bouquet clamping component and the pushing component shown in the embodiment of the present application;

[0019] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the structures of the stem collecting component, the bundling component and the stem cutting component shown in the embodiment of the present application;

[0020] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the paper wrapping plate and the paper folding push plate shown in the embodiment of the present application.

[0021] Reference numerals:

[0022] 1-bouquet discharge rod, 2-bouquet tightening panel, 3-pushing component, 4-turntable, 5-closing gripper, 6-clamping box body, 7-nail slot group, 8-bundling box, 9-stem cutting knife, 10-paper wrapping plate, 11-paper folding push plate, 12-frame. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] The embodiments of the present application will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Although the embodiments of the present application are shown in the accompanying drawings, it should be understood that the present application can be implemented in various forms and should not be limited by the embodiments described herein. On the contrary, these embodiments are provided to make the present application more thorough and complete, and to fully convey the scope of the present application to those skilled in the art.

[0024] It should be understood that although the terms "first", "second", "third", etc. may be used in this application to describe various information, this information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish the same type of information from each other. For example, without departing from the scope of this application, the first information may also be referred to as the second information, and similarly, the second information may also be referred to as the first information. Thus, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of this application, the meaning of "multiple" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0025] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "length", "width", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", etc., indicating the orientation or position relationship, are based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present application.

[0026] Unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0027] In view of the above problems, an embodiment of the present application provides a fresh cut flower packaging machine, which can improve the packaging efficiency of fresh cut flowers and reduce the labor intensity of flower farmers.

[0028] The technical solution of the embodiments of the present application is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0029] See also Figure 1 , 4 The fresh cut flower packaging machine comprises a bouquet clamping component and a frame 12; the bouquet clamping component is installed on the frame 12, and a pushing component 3 is provided at the upper end of the bouquet clamping component. A stem collecting component, a bundling component, and a stem cutting component are installed on the frame 12 below the bouquet clamping component from top to bottom in sequence. A paper wrapping plate 10 is installed on the frame 12 in front of the bouquet clamping component. The opening of the paper wrapping plate 10 faces the bouquet discharge rod 1 and paper folding pushing plates 11 are provided on both sides of the opening end.

[0030] The bouquet clamping component always clamps the stalks of the fresh cut flowers and tightens the bouquet to move with the bouquet. The pushing component 3 pushes the bouquet, which has been bundled and the stalks have been cut off by the stem collecting component, the bundling component and the stem cutting component, together with the corrugated paperboard, into the paper wrapping plate 10. In front of the paper wrapping plate 10, the left and right paper folding push plates 11 fold the corrugated paper, and then manually apply hot melt glue to complete the packaging of the fresh cut flower bouquet.

[0031] In some embodiments, see Figure 2 The bouquet clamping component includes a bouquet discharge rod 1 and a bouquet tightening panel 2. The bouquet discharge rod 1 is installed on a frame 12. Bouquet tightening panels 2 are provided on both sides of the bouquet discharge rod 1. The bouquet tightening panel 2 is movably installed on the frame 12. The bouquet discharge rod 1 always clamps the stalks of fresh cut flowers and moves with the bouquet, which is tightened by the bouquet tightening panel 2.

[0032] In some embodiments, a turntable 4 is rotatably mounted on the frame 12, and a bouquet clamping component is mounted on the turntable 4. Two bouquet clamping components are symmetrically arranged. When one clamping component clamps the fresh cut flower bouquet for the next process, the other bouquet clamping component is in a position for discharging the fresh cut flower bouquet, which can improve packaging efficiency.

[0033] In some embodiments, the two bouquet tightening panels 2 are respectively mounted on two racks, and the two racks are meshed with a gear with a fixed rotation center. When packaging a bouquet of fresh cut flowers, an operator arranges the bouquet of fresh cut flowers neatly on the bouquet arrangement rod 1, and by driving the racks to move, the two bouquet tightening panels 2 will move toward each other to complete the tightening of the fresh cut flower bouquet. After the bouquet tightening panels 2 clamp the bouquet, the turntable 4 rotates 180 degrees counterclockwise to proceed to the next packaging process to process the stems of the fresh cut flower bouquet and wrap the outer layer of corrugated paper.

[0034] In some embodiments, see Figure 3 The stem gathering component includes a gathering gripper 5, which is installed on a transmission gear. The gear is meshed with a rack, and the rack is connected to a gathering cylinder. When the gathering cylinder extends, the gathering gripper closes and gathers the scattered bouquet stems for bundling and cutting. When the gathering cylinder retracts, the gathering gripper opens for the next gathering.

[0035] In some embodiments, the bundling component includes a clamping box body 6, a nail groove group 7 and a strapping box 8. The clamping box body 6 is connected to the strapping cylinder. A strapping box 8 is provided behind the nail groove group 7. During bundling, the strapping cylinder first drives the clamping box body 6 to pull out the strapping tape in the strapping box 8, and then the strapping tape is pressed into the strapping channel when the gathering component gathers the stems. Then, the clamping cylinder extends to drive the clamping box body 6 to drag the strapping tape forward, and hits the nail groove group 7 to press the staplers in the needle box out, and staple the strapping tape together. At the same time, the blade installed on the nail groove group 7 cuts the strapping tape, and the bundling of the stems of the fresh cut flower bouquet is completed.

[0036] The strapping parts are strapped with plastic strapping tape.

[0037] In some embodiments, the stem cutting component includes a stem cutting knife 9, a transmission gear rack, and a stem cutting cylinder. The stem cutting cylinder drives the stem cutting knife 9 through the transmission gear rack to cut off excess stems of the bundled bouquet.

[0038] The stem collecting component, bundling component and stem cutting component constitute the stem processing component. When the bouquet processing component clamps the fresh cut flower bouquet and transfers it to the stem processing component, it starts bundling and other work. The clamping box body 6 is driven forward by the clamping cylinder, and the impact rod of the clamping box body 6 will hit the auxiliary rod of the nail groove group 7. At this time, the spring in the clamping box body 6 drives the combined hook to hit the support sheet and firmly press the strapping belt on the support sheet. At this time, the clamping cylinder retracts and pulls the strapping belt out of the strapping belt box 8. The strapping belt box 8 is provided with a spring pre-tightening device, so the pulled strapping belt will not be too loose and can meet the strapping strength requirements. The pulled-out strapping tape is horizontally placed under the gathering gripper 5, which gathers the scattered bouquet stems and presses the tape backwards. At this time, the clamping cylinder extends to drive the clamping box 6 to drag the strapping tape forward, hits the nail groove group 7 to press out the staples in the needle box, and staples the strapping tape together. At the same time, the blade installed on the nail groove group 7 cuts the strapping tape, and the bundling of the stems of the fresh cut flower bouquet is completed. The stem cutting cylinder drives the stem cutting knife 9 to run through the transmission gear rack, and cuts the ends of the bouquet stems bundled by the clamping box 6 and the nail groove group 7 neatly.

[0039] After the fresh cut flower bouquet is tightened, tied and stems are cut, the push plate 3 pushes it out of the bouquet clamping component together with the protective partition, and presses the corrugated paper placed horizontally in front of the folding paper push plate 11 into the paper wrapping plate 10, and then the left folding paper push plate 11 is driven by the cylinder to cover the left folded edge of the corrugated paper on the bouquet, and then the worker evenly applies hot melt glue on the folded corrugated paper to facilitate the subsequent sealing and bonding after the protective paper folded edge, and then the right folding paper push plate 11 covers the right folded edge of the corrugated paper on the hot melt glue, and the packaging of a bouquet of fresh cut flowers is completed.

[0040] Working process of the present invention:

[0041] When using the device to package fresh cut flowers, the operator arranges the fresh cut flower bouquets neatly and places them on the bouquet hanging rod 1, and places a protective partition on the bouquet clamping component. After these two tasks are completed, the tightening cylinder drives the bouquet tightening panel 2 to tighten the bouquet. After tightening, the turntable 4 rotates 180 degrees counterclockwise to the stem processing component. At this time, the retracting gripper 5 gathers the scattered stems, and the clamping box body 6 and the nail groove group 7 cooperate to complete the bundling of the stems, and then the stem cutter 9 cuts off the excess bouquet stems. At the same time, the operator pushes the paper folding push plate A corrugated paperboard is placed in front of 11. After the bundling and stem cutting work is completed, the pushing plate 3 pushes the bouquet into the paper wrapping plate 10. The left push plate of the folding paper pushing plate 11 pushes the paperboard to cover the bouquet. At this time, the operator applies hot melt glue on the paperboard, and then the folding paper pushing plate on the other side pushes the paperboard to cover the hot melt glue to complete the flower wrapping work. Then the right side of the paper wrapping plate 10 moves outward, and the packaged bouquet leaves the paper wrapping plate 10 under the action of gravity. The right side of the paper wrapping plate is reset, and the packaging of a bouquet of fresh cut flowers is completed.

[0042] Finally, it should be noted that, in this article, relationships such as first and second, etc. are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms include, include or any other variations are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device that includes a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device.

[0043] The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components shown as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed on multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment.

[0044] The embodiments of the present application have been described above, and the above description is exemplary, not exhaustive, and is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Many modifications and changes will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the described embodiments. The selection of terms used herein is intended to best explain the principles of the embodiments, practical applications, or improvements to the technology in the market, or to enable other persons of ordinary skill in the art to understand the embodiments disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A fresh cut flower packaging machine, characterized in that: The fresh cut flower packaging machine comprises a bouquet clamping component and a frame (12); the bouquet clamping component is mounted on the frame (12); a pushing component (3) is provided at the upper end of the bouquet clamping component; a stem collecting component, a bundling component, and a stem cutting component are sequentially mounted on the frame (12) below the bouquet clamping component from top to bottom; a paper wrapping plate (10) is mounted on the frame (12) in front of the bouquet clamping component; the opening of the paper wrapping plate (10) faces the bouquet discharge rod (1) and paper folding pushing plates (11) are arranged on both sides of the opening end; The bouquet clamping component always clamps the stalks of the fresh cut flowers and tightens the bouquet to move the bouquet. The pushing component (3) pushes the bouquet, which has been bundled by the stem collecting component, the bundling component and the stem cutting component and the stalks have been cut, together with the corrugated paperboard, into the paper wrapping plate (10). In front of the paper wrapping plate (10), the left and right paper folding pushing plates (11) fold the corrugated paper, and then manually apply hot melt glue to complete the packaging of the fresh cut flower bouquet.

2. The fresh cut flower packaging machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bouquet clamping component comprises a bouquet discharge rod (1) and a bouquet tightening panel (2). The bouquet discharge rod (1) is mounted on a frame (12). Bouquet tightening panels (2) are provided on both sides of the bouquet discharge rod (1). The bouquet tightening panels (2) are movably mounted on the frame (12). The bouquet discharge rod (1) always clamps the stalks of fresh cut flowers and moves with the bouquet, which is tightened by the bouquet tightening panel (2).

3. The fresh cut flower packaging machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: A turntable (4) is rotatably mounted on the frame (12), and a bouquet clamping component is mounted on the turntable (4). Two bouquet clamping components are symmetrically arranged. When one clamping component clamps the fresh cut flower bouquet for the next process, the other bouquet clamping component is in a position for discharging the fresh cut flower bouquet, thereby improving packaging efficiency.

4. The fresh cut flower packaging machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The two bouquet tightening panels (2) are respectively mounted on two racks, and the two racks mesh with a gear with a fixed rotation center. When packaging a bouquet of fresh cut flowers, an operator arranges the bouquet of fresh cut flowers neatly on the bouquet arrangement rod (1), and by driving the racks to move, the two bouquet tightening panels (2) move toward each other to complete the tightening of the bouquet of fresh cut flowers. After the bouquet tightening panels (2) clamp the bouquet, the turntable (4) rotates 180 degrees counterclockwise to proceed to the next packaging process to process the stems of the bouquet of fresh cut flowers and wrap the outer layer of corrugated paper.

5. The fresh cut flower packaging machine according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, characterized in that: The stem collecting component comprises a collecting gripper (5), which is mounted on a transmission gear, the gear meshes with a rack, the rack is connected to a collecting cylinder, the collecting cylinder extends the collecting gripper to close the scattered bouquet stems for bundling and cutting, and the collecting gripper opens when the collecting cylinder retracts for the next collection.

6. The fresh cut flower packaging machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: The bundling component comprises a clamping box body (6), a nail groove group (7) and a bundling belt box (8). The clamping box body (6) is connected to a bundling cylinder. A bundling belt box (8) is arranged behind the nail groove group (7). When bundling, the clamping cylinder first drives the clamping box body (6) to pull out the bundling belt in the bundling belt box (8). Then, when the bundling component gathers the stems, the bundling belt is pressed into the bundling flow channel. Then, the clamping cylinder extends to drive the clamping box body (6) to drag the bundling belt forward, hits the nail groove group (7), presses out the staples in the staple box, and staples the bundling belt together. At the same time, a blade installed on the nail groove group (7) cuts the bundling belt, and the bundling of the stems of the fresh cut flower bouquet is completed.

7. The fresh cut flower packaging machine according to claim 6, characterized in that: The stem cutting component comprises a stem cutting knife (9), a transmission gear rack, and a stem cutting cylinder. The stem cutting cylinder drives the stem cutting knife (9) to operate through the transmission gear rack, so as to cut off the excess stems of the bundled bouquet.

8. The fresh cut flower packaging machine according to claim 7, characterized in that: The right side panel of the paper wrapping panel (10) is connected to the driving cylinder. When working, the right side panel can move outward to release the fresh cut flower bouquet in the paper wrapping panel (10) so that the bouquet leaves the paper wrapping panel (10) under the action of gravity.

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